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2. Agemismanmimportant mdevelopmentalmindexminmjudgingmbehavior.
3. Culturalmnormsmformbehaviormrarelymimpact mdiagnosticmratesmformamdisorder.
4. Ethnicitymdenotesmcommonmcustoms,mvalues,mlanguagemormtraitsmthat maremassociated mwi
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5. A mchild’smbehaviormshould mbemconsistent mand mnot mvarymacrossmsettingsm(e.g.,mclassroo
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6. Inmmost mculturesmboysmaremexpected mtombemlessmactivemand mlessmaggressivemthanmgirls.mT
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7. Youthmrarelymrefermthemselvesmformclinicalmevaluation.
8. AccordingmtomthemAmericanmPsychologicalmAssociation,m10mpercent mof myouthmhavemamserio
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9. Quantifyingmthemprevalencemof mdisordersmismdifficult mbecausemit mdependsmonmseveralmfacto
rs,mincludingmthemdefinitionmof mdisorders,mthempopulationmexamined,mand mthemmethodsmused mtomid
entifymthemproblem.
10. Changingmsocialmconditionsmmaymincreasemthemriskmof mdisordersminmyoungmpeople.
11. Earlymdisturbances,mformexample,mfeedingmissuesmor msleepmdisordersm inminfancy,mdomnot mha
vemdevelopmentalmconsequences.
12. Onemdifficultyminmestablishingmthemagemof monset mof manymbehavioralmdisordermismthat mthemon
set mmaymoccurmgradually,msomthat magemof monset mmaymbemanmarbitrarymestimationmrathermthanmampre
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13. Schizophreniamismamdisordermthat mtypicallymbeginsmduringmchildhood.
14. Malesmaremmoremvulnerablemthanmfemalesmtomneurodevelopmentalmdisordersmthat moccurmear
lyminmlife.
15. Onemexplanationmformdifferingmratesmof mbehavioralmdisordermbetweenmboysmand mgirlsmismg
endermdifferencesminmdisruptivembehavior,mwhichmcanmresult minmgendermdifferencesminmreferralsmfo
rmclinicalmservices.
16. Themconceptualizationmof madolescencemasmamdistinct mperiod mof mlifembeganminmthem17thma
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17. Somatogenesismrefersmtomthembelief mthat mbehavioralmdisturbancemresultsmfrommamperson
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18. Kraepelinmismcredited mwithmcreatingmamsystemmtomclassifymmentalmdisturbancesmthat mservem
asmthembasismformmodernmclassificationmsystems.
19. Thembelief mthat mmentalmproblemsmaremcaused mbympsychologicalmvariablesm ismcall
ed mpsychogenesis.
20. Freud mcontributed mtomthemfield mof mchildhoodmbehavioralmdisordermbympositingmthat mearl
y,munresolved mpsychologicalmconflict mismthemsourcemof memotionalmproblems.
21. Behaviormmodificationmormbehaviormtherapymismthemexplicit mapplicationmof mlearni
ngmprinciplesmformthemassessment mand mtreatment mof mbehavioralmproblems.
22. Longitudinalmstudies,mfocusingmonmnormalmdevelopment,massisted minmthemunderstandingma
nd mstudymof mchild mand madolescent mdisorders.
23. AnnamFreud,mammothermand mvisionary,madvocated mestablishingmamChild mWelfaremResear
chmStationmat mthemUniversitymof mIowa.
24. PsychiatristsmearnmanmM.D.mand mpsychologistsmearnmamPh.D.
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25. Joemisminmthemsecond mgrademand mcannot mstaymfocused.mHemcannot mread mand mtestsmbelow mgr
ademlevelminmallmsubjects.mHemismrarely minmtroublemat mschoolmormat mhome.m Joe
a. ismfreemfrommallmbehaviormdisorders.
b. maymhavemambehavioralmdisordermand mshould mbemevaluated.
c. ismamtypicalmboy.
d. ismnonemof mthemabove.
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26. Whichmismleast mlikelymtombemconsidered manmindicationmof mproblemmbehaviormin myouth?
a. A mbehaviormismexcessivelymintense.
b. A mbehaviormismqualitativelymatypical.
c. A mbehaviormismunusualmbut mof mnomharmmtomanyone.
d. A mbehaviormismexhibited minminappropriatemsettings.
27. Whichmof mthemfollowingmismambehavioralmindicatormof mamdisordermnoted minmTablem1.1?
a. Parentalmintolerancemof matypicalmbehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentalmdelay
28. Seraficam&mVargasm(2006),mfound mthat:
a. anxietymismevident macrossmcultures.
b. Asianmand mLatinomgroupsmexpressmfewermbodilymsymptomsmof manxiety.
c. Asian,mLatinomand mEuropeanmAmericansmdid mnot mdifferminmregard mtomsymptomsmof manxiety.
d. individualsmlivingmoutsidemof mthemUnited mStatesmtend mtomdenymsymptomsmof manxiety.
29. A mstudymbymLym(2008)monmparent mperceptionsmof mamchild mwithmintellectualmdisabilitymfou
nd mthat mcompared mtomEuropeanmAmericanmparents,mAsianmAmericanmparents:
a. viewed mtheirmchild masmlessmsuccessfulmonmtaskmperformance.
b. had mhighermexpectationsmformfuturemsuccess.
c. had mmoremsympathymformtheirmchild mwithmamdisability.
d. weremnomdifferent minmtheirmviewsmof mtheirmchild.
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1. Abnormalmmeansm“away”morm“from,”mwhereasm“normal”mrefersmtom“average”morm“standard
.”mThus,mabnormalmismdefined masmsomethingmthemdeviatesmfrommthemaverage.
2. Agemismanmimportant mdevelopmentalmindexminmjudgingmbehavior.
3. Culturalmnormsmformbehaviormrarelymimpact mdiagnosticmratesmformamdisorder.
4. Ethnicitymdenotesmcommonmcustoms,mvalues,mlanguagemormtraitsmthat maremassociated mwi
thmnationalmoriginmormgeographicmarea.
5. A mchild’smbehaviormshould mbemconsistent mand mnot mvarymacrossmsettingsm(e.g.,mclassroo
m,mplayground,mhome).
6. Inmmost mculturesmboysmaremexpected mtombemlessmactivemand mlessmaggressivemthanmgirls.mT
hismexpectationmismanmexamplemof mamsituationalmnorm.
7. Youthmrarelymrefermthemselvesmformclinicalmevaluation.
8. AccordingmtomthemAmericanmPsychologicalmAssociation,m10mpercent mof myouthmhavemamserio
usmmentalmhealthmdisorder.
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9. Quantifyingmthemprevalencemof mdisordersmismdifficult mbecausemit mdependsmonmseveralmfacto
rs,mincludingmthemdefinitionmof mdisorders,mthempopulationmexamined,mand mthemmethodsmused mtomid
entifymthemproblem.
10. Changingmsocialmconditionsmmaymincreasemthemriskmof mdisordersminmyoungmpeople.
11. Earlymdisturbances,mformexample,mfeedingmissuesmor msleepmdisordersm inminfancy,mdomnot mha
vemdevelopmentalmconsequences.
12. Onemdifficultyminmestablishingmthemagemof monset mof manymbehavioralmdisordermismthat mthemon
set mmaymoccurmgradually,msomthat magemof monset mmaymbemanmarbitrarymestimationmrathermthanmampre
cisemage.
13. Schizophreniamismamdisordermthat mtypicallymbeginsmduringmchildhood.
14. Malesmaremmoremvulnerablemthanmfemalesmtomneurodevelopmentalmdisordersmthat moccurmear
lyminmlife.
15. Onemexplanationmformdifferingmratesmof mbehavioralmdisordermbetweenmboysmand mgirlsmismg
endermdifferencesminmdisruptivembehavior,mwhichmcanmresult minmgendermdifferencesminmreferralsmfo
rmclinicalmservices.
16. Themconceptualizationmof madolescencemasmamdistinct mperiod mof mlifembeganminmthem17thma
nd m18thmcenturies.
17. Somatogenesismrefersmtomthembelief mthat mbehavioralmdisturbancemresultsmfrommamperson
’smbeingmpossessed morminfluenced mbymdevilsmormsomemsimilarmforce.
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18. Kraepelinmismcredited mwithmcreatingmamsystemmtomclassifymmentalmdisturbancesmthat mservem
asmthembasismformmodernmclassificationmsystems.
19. Thembelief mthat mmentalmproblemsmaremcaused mbympsychologicalmvariablesm ismcall
ed mpsychogenesis.
20. Freud mcontributed mtomthemfield mof mchildhoodmbehavioralmdisordermbympositingmthat mearl
y,munresolved mpsychologicalmconflict mismthemsourcemof memotionalmproblems.
21. Behaviormmodificationmormbehaviormtherapymismthemexplicit mapplicationmof mlearni
ngmprinciplesmformthemassessment mand mtreatment mof mbehavioralmproblems.
22. Longitudinalmstudies,mfocusingmonmnormalmdevelopment,massisted minmthemunderstandingma
nd mstudymof mchild mand madolescent mdisorders.
23. AnnamFreud,mammothermand mvisionary,madvocated mestablishingmamChild mWelfaremResear
chmStationmat mthemUniversitymof mIowa.
24. PsychiatristsmearnmanmM.D.mand mpsychologistsmearnmamPh.D.
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
25. Joemisminmthemsecond mgrademand mcannot mstaymfocused.mHemcannot mread mand mtestsmbelow mgr
ademlevelminmallmsubjects.mHemismrarely minmtroublemat mschoolmormat mhome.m Joe
a. ismfreemfrommallmbehaviormdisorders.
b. maymhavemambehavioralmdisordermand mshould mbemevaluated.
c. ismamtypicalmboy.
d. ismnonemof mthemabove.
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26. Whichmismleast mlikelymtombemconsidered manmindicationmof mproblemmbehaviormin myouth?
a. A mbehaviormismexcessivelymintense.
b. A mbehaviormismqualitativelymatypical.
c. A mbehaviormismunusualmbut mof mnomharmmtomanyone.
d. A mbehaviormismexhibited minminappropriatemsettings.
27. Whichmof mthemfollowingmismambehavioralmindicatormof mamdisordermnoted minmTablem1.1?
a. Parentalmintolerancemof matypicalmbehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentalmdelay
28. Seraficam&mVargasm(2006),mfound mthat:
a. anxietymismevident macrossmcultures.
b. Asianmand mLatinomgroupsmexpressmfewermbodilymsymptomsmof manxiety.
c. Asian,mLatinomand mEuropeanmAmericansmdid mnot mdifferminmregard mtomsymptomsmof manxiety.
d. individualsmlivingmoutsidemof mthemUnited mStatesmtend mtomdenymsymptomsmof manxiety.
29. A mstudymbymLym(2008)monmparent mperceptionsmof mamchild mwithmintellectualmdisabilitymfou
nd mthat mcompared mtomEuropeanmAmericanmparents,mAsianmAmericanmparents:
a. viewed mtheirmchild masmlessmsuccessfulmonmtaskmperformance.
b. had mhighermexpectationsmformfuturemsuccess.
c. had mmoremsympathymformtheirmchild mwithmamdisability.
d. weremnomdifferent minmtheirmviewsmof mtheirmchild.
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